Nvidia is hiring a
Senior System Software Manager - Power and Performance

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, technical engineering manager to join the Tegra system-on-chip (SoC) software organization and help us build the most power efficient, high performance SoC's and GPU's. This position offers the opportunity to innovate in a dynamic, technology-focused company; impacting product lines ranging from self-driving cars, HPC and the growing field of artificial intelligence. You will manage a team responsible for key aspects of our SoC kernel drivers , embedded firmware and system software architecture. With a targeted charter to enable best-in-class power and performance for our next generation of ARM SoCs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a team that focuses on power + performance innovation for new SoC architectures; from pathfinding, pre-silicon development, verification, silicon bringup and production

• Collaborate with CPU, GPU & SoC hardware architecture teams. Together finding opportunities to improve our architecture and make it more power efficient generation to generation.

• Assist in defining system level HW/SW policies to maximize performance and performance/watt.

• Define processes and execution methodologies for the organization to deliver on power & performance goals

• Using strong communication skills, present the team vision + roadmap to senior NVIDIA and external leaders.

• Provide technical leadership and career mentorship to the team

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience

• 6+ years’ experience as an engineering manager

• 10+ overall years of experience

• Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects involving a large scale sophisticated code base

• Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs

• Expertise in SoC system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience analyzing, debugging and tuning performance of complex system software stacks operating on ARM SoCs

• Knowledgeable in performance and power management techniques such as DVFS, clock and power gating, clock sequencing, binning and power/thermal budgeting

• Comfortable operating in highly matrixed organizations while holding a leadership position

We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. So if you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.

The base salary range is $268,000 - $414,000. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.